Visit our New Banyan Hypnosis News and Opinions Blog!  Click HERE for news and opinions of interest on the topic of hypnosis, hypnotherapy, self-hypnosis and the professions that use these powerful hypnosis techniques.  This is of special interest to professions who use these hypnotic techniques.

Cal Banyan Cuts Ribbon & Opens Hypnosis Office in Singapore

Calvin Banyan cuts the ribbon as he serves as the Guest of Honor for the grand opening of the new office of Delta 3 and Turning Point of Miracles.

The office will be run by Dr. Vivian Smith and Linda Chua.  Linda Chua has been the main contact person in Singapore for setting up the Banyan Hypnosis Center for Training & Services, Inc. NGH Hypnotherapy Certification courses which have been held in Singapore for several years.

This new location will provide a permanent full time office for both providing professional hypnotherapists training in the 5-PATH® Advanced Hypnotherapy System as well as the 7th Path Self-Hypnosis™ system, for both students and hypnotherapists in the Pacific area.

Dr. Vivian Smith will provide ongoing hypnotherapy services in the office.  She has a PhD in Counseling as well as being a NGH Certified Hypnotherapist trained in

5-PATH® Advanced Hypnotherapeutic techniques and 7th Path Self-Hypnosis™.

For more information about hypnosis training in Singapore, Asia and the Pacific areas use the following links:

• Hypnosis Training in Singapore

• Asia & Pacific Hypnosis Discussion Group on Yahoo!

Hypnosis Gains Mainstream Acceptance
 

The use of hypnosis in affecting change in people’s life is receiving more “mainstream” attention in medical as well as other professional settings.  

As more people become aware that there is a difference between therapeutic hypnosis and stage hypnosis, the benefits of  using hypnotic techniques to bring about changes related to clients health and well being is becoming more widely accepted and recognized.

Arnold B. Coven,  associate   professor in Counseling  and   Education at   Wayne State  University,  suggests   in    speaking of hypnosis, “What appeals  to  believers is  that   hypnosis is  not a  chemical   injected into the  bloodstream, or a pill that has to be taken.  Instead, it is a natural and, for many, easy way to achieve desired results.” 

Coven related a story about a medical doctor he knows who used hypnosis during surgery to avoid undergoing anesthesia. 

 As the medical community comes to appreciate and   perhaps  utilize  hypnosis as a  part of  an overall    health     regimen for      their      patients, it helps to  educate the public  in   understanding the benefits that hypnosis and related techniques can bring to their lives.

Article Summary by:  Cathy Olsen BA, CH

Banyan Hypnosis Center Now Offers Domain Names, Web Hosting and More

As of March the Banyan Hypnosis Center for Training & Services, Inc. now provides Internet Services.  Banyan Hypnosis Center

will focus on providing low cost domain names, web hosting and search engine placement for hypnotists, stage hypnotists

and hypnotherapists.  For more information about these services and also their low cost, low maintenance,  build-it-yourself web sites click here.

Banyan Hypnosis Center Opens Office in Singapore and Provides and Asia-Pacific Discussion Group

Plans were finalized in January of 2005, and the office is now officially open in Singapore.  The office is run by Linda Chua, herself a Certified Hypnotherapist and Master Hypnotist trained in 5-PATH® and 7th Path Self-Hypnosis™.

This new office will be the main contact point and home base for all training done in throughout the Asia-Pacific area.

In addition, the center has created a new discussion group in conjunction with Yahoo

to promote the hypnosis and hypnotherapy in that area of the world.  To learn more about this new email group use the link below.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/asia-
pacific-hypnosis/

A Great Month at the  Banyan Hypnosis Center

Calvin Banyan, MA speaking at the Solid Gold Weekend in Las Vegas, NV

This has been a great month at the Banyan Hypnosis Center!  So many projects and things to

do!  First off we have to say that the National Guild of Hypnotists Solid Gold Weekend in Las Vegas was a smash hit, with record breaking attendance.  It was wonderful and we highly recommend it.

Our own Calvin and Maureen Banyan were guest speakers.  They said it was great being there and seeing both new faces and our friends from the past.  Maureen spoke on the topic of making appointments over the telephone and Cal spoke on how to make a hypnosis center successful using his Star Model.  To read about it click here and then click on Article 28.

This month our new Certified Professional Hypnotherapy Instructors; Roberta Worm and Edward Wunder graduated their first class.

We are also proud to announce that the Banyan Hypnosis Center Training Manuals for the Hypnotherapy Certification has been reviewed by the National Guild of Hypnotist, and are now authorized textbooks recognized by that organization.  Thank you NGH!

To learn more about our professional hypnotherapy training programs click here.  You can also receive information, Contact us by E-Mail.

Hypnosis: Altered state of consciousness

The Mayo clinic has published an article about hypnosis and it’s usefulness as a treatment option.  They suggest that hypnosis, a trance-like state of focused attention, appears to help a variety of health conditions. 

This state of focus can block outside distractions leaving the client more open to suggestion for improving health and well-being.

This article points out that according to preliminary studies, hypnotherapy can be used to:

1.Reduce symptoms of Irritable  Bowel     Syndrome
2.Control   childbirth Pain
3.Change behaviors 
4.Reduce stress, fear, anxiety
5.Enhance immune system function
6.And much more.

This article also speaks to the myths and realities of hypnosis, and how while in the hypnotic state, the brain and body seem to communicate in specific and meaningful ways.  

  Article summary by: Cathy Olsen BA, CH

  To read the entire article click on the link below:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?
retryCount=1&id=SA00084

Experts Back use of Hypnosis for Terminally Ill:  Claims of Treatment Boosting Immune System.

Cancer-care facilities in Glasgow, Scotland are studying the benefits of using hypnosis with terminally ill clients.

At Marie Curies Hunter Hill Hospice leaders claim that “without exception the treatment has benefited patients.” Hypnotherapists are using and teaching visualization and self-hypnosis techniques to their clients.

Susan   Monroe,  caring  services   manager    for

Scotland at Marie Curie’s Cancer Care says that “in 100% of cases” patients reported benefits from hypnosis.

Dame Gill Oliver, director of service development at another local cancer care facility says: “Hypnosis gives the patient back some control over their body and can help people deal with the side-effects of chemotherapy.” A study published this fall in the UK related

that it seems hypnosis can be of benefit in reducing cancer related pain.
The publisher feels that further study in this area is certainly warranted.

 Article summary by Cathy Olsen BA, CH,  Banyan Hypnosis Center for Training and Services 

To read the entire article, click on the link below:
http://www.sundayherald.com/45702

Altered States:  Hypnosis can help with problems from anxiety to pain.  How it works, and what it does in the brain.

Research suggests that the age-old practice of hypnosis can be an effective tool in the treatment of a many client issues from chronic pain to anxiety.  Recent studies have been done using state- of- the- art imaging technology, which help to explain the actual changes happening in the brain when a person is hypnotized.    This is exciting news for those who practice hypnotherapy and the clients that can benefit from it’s application.

Understanding hypnosis and how it works brings new light to this ancient technique.  One misconception regarding hypnosis is that is takes

away a person's control.  Dr. David Spiegel, professor and associate chair of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine suggests: “It’s actually a way of enhancing people’s control, of teaching them how to control aspects of their body’s function and sensation that they thought they couldn’t.”  

Hypnosis has been used successfully in enhancing athletic performance, chronic pain management, treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, alternative sedation during medical procedures, habit control, and much more. 

This makes hypnosis a viable option for patients who are searching for more holistically based methods of treatment.

Article summary by: Cathy Olsen BA,CH, The Banyan Hypnosis Center for Training and Services, Inc.

To read the entire article, click on the link below:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6037903/site/
newsweek&&CM=EmailThis&CE=1

Hypnosis for Chronic Pain

The Dr. Sebastian Schultz-Stubner, an anesthesiologist at the University of Iowa
Hospitals and Clinics uses hypnosis with clients who experience chronic pain.  He relates that studies done using hypnosis for pain management suggest that 65%-70% of patients are able to find pain relief using hypnosis. Schultz-Stuber has also used hypnosis in the operating room as an alternative to drug-

induced sedation. Misconceptions abound concerning hypno-sis which can cause uneasiness in patients who are not properly educated about the process. As Dr. Schultz-Stubner states: "The hypnotist is only helping them with the suggestions, giving them a type of cooking recipe, how to achieve this state, but it is not really him doing it."  

The hypnotist is the guide and the patient by following his instructions can achieve this altered state.

Article summary by Cathy Olsen BA.CH.

To read the entire article click on the link below:
http://www.news8austin.com/
content/headlines/?ArID=117825&SecID=2

Hypnotist Cures Lorraine’s Crippling Fear

Lorraine Pitt, a 44 year old woman with chronic agoraphobia is able to leave her home after 15 years due to undergoing treatment from a local hypnotist in her area.

  She had lived with this “fear of open spaces” for years.   This client felt like a prisoner in her own home.
 

The hypnotist in this case used a technique called Neuro-linguistic programming and hypnosis to help ally Lorraine ’s fears. Through this technique, Adams; the hypnotist says: “We find out what happens in the mind and how it sustains a phobia, we pay attention to the patient.”  



 

Once relegated to her home environment, Lorraine is now able to be independent and live her life again. She attributes her new lifestyle to these hypnotic techniques.  
 Article summary by Cathy Olsen BACH
 

Hypnosis Doubles IVF Treatment Success Rate

Scientists in Israel recently discovered that hypnosis can double a women’s chances of getting pregnant after in-vitro fertilization treatment. In this study, a group of 89 women were  hypnotized  during  embryo implantation.

This can normally be a stressful procedure for women, as no anesthesia is used during implantation.

Another group of 96 women, who did not undergo hypnosis during in-vitro fertilization, were only about half as successful in conception as the first group.

 Dr. Elihu Levitas, the leader of the study suggests that: “the favorable outcome may be explained by the tranquilizing effect which leads to stress reduction and down regulation of the autonomic nervous system.”

He believes that patients should be given the option of undergoing hypnosis during this procedure if available in medical facilities.

Article Summary by: Cathy Olsen BACH

Banyan Hypnosis Center for Training and Services